The objectives of this study were to find out what motivated the students in a college of primary teacher education in Nigeria to seek admission into the college, and to identify their career plans. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire administered on 117 final year students of the college towards the end of their programme of studies. It was found that the most important reason for their entering the programme was to have an opportunity to go for further education. Over half of the students had no plans to take up teaching immediately after completing their programme of study. Most of them (59.62 percent) planned to enter a university or an equivalent institution for further studies in both education and other professional and non-professional courses.